Simultaneous travel: Not eating beef

"Bah!"

"Bah!"

"Bah!"

In a prison cell, young Kimimaro repeatedly stabbed the wall with a bone blade in his hand.

He is six years old and a member of the Kaguya clan.

Kimimaro was an anomaly, a frightening anomaly.

The Kaguya clan is notorious in the ninja world for its poor judgment, yet even such a mentally challenged clan fears a child.

Because this child possesses a talent that surpasses that of all his clansmen.

They feared his power, yet they also wanted to use it.

So, from some point onward, Kimimaro was kept in prison, only released when they needed weapons.

With astonishing talent and the toughest bones, even though he was only five years old, many of the clan's Jonin were no match for him.

He was imprisoned since childhood, and loneliness accompanied him.

He craved attention and to be needed. Every time his people asked him to kill, he felt it was a recognition of his abilities, so he always worked very hard.

Over time, he grew accustomed to the cell and his current life.

But when the night is quiet and he is lonely and bored, he will play a game of poking bones against the wall.

Just like now, he keeps poking at the wall to relieve his loneliness, while also complaining about why he was locked up here.

"Why am I locked up here...?"

Kimimaro was poking at the wall while talking to himself.

Looking at the wall, you can see that he has carved a human face on it.

After complaining for a long time, Kimimaro reached out and stroked the human-shaped face on the wall, saying, "Do gods really exist? If gods exist, why are they locking me up here? Did I do something wrong? But at least tell me what I did wrong..."

At this point, Kimimaro raised his bone blade, ready to destroy the face.

"Squeak~!"

A beam of light suddenly shone into the cell. Kimimaro turned around, shielding his eyes from the light with one hand, and asked, "Who is it?"

The man opened the cell door and said in a nonchalant tone, "Whoever you are, come out."

Upon hearing this, Kimimaro immediately crawled out of the cell.

His eyes were not yet used to the bright light, so he shielded his eyes with one hand and endured the discomfort as he looked at the man who had let him out.

The man said, "Kimimaro, the time has come to need you, for the sake of our Kaguya clan..."

Fight on!

To be needed—that's what Kimimaro needed most!

He followed him and soon arrived at a desolate wilderness where many Kaguya clan ninjas had gathered.

The Kaguya clan members, each with a frenzied expression, spoke of how they intended to destroy Kirigakure.

The man who released Kimimaro waved his hand and roared, "Let's go, let's destroy Kirigakure!"

At his command, all the Kaguya clan members dispersed and left.

Everyone dispersed, leaving only Kimimaro standing in place.

The man urged, "Kimimaro, what are you waiting for? Go now."

Kimimaro looked at him and asked, "What should I do?"

Upon hearing this, the man said in a frenzied manner, "Don't think too much about it. On the way to Kirigakure, just kill everyone who gets in your way and show off your terrifying strength!"

Ha ha ha ha……"

The man left, laughing maniacally.

Leaving Kimimaro alone, he pulled out a bone-slaying ninja and looked towards Kirigakure, then set off towards his target.

Kill all the people from Kirigakure!

Continue forward until you reach the edge of a cliff.

This cliff overlooks the entire Misty Hidden Lands, with flames soaring and shouts of battle echoing below.

Four figures, one large and three small, were watching the Hidden Mist Village from behind. Kimimaro did not hesitate and charged directly at the tallest figure.

"Aha!"

Kimimaro shouted and leaped high into the air.

Suddenly, a snow-white hand reached out and grabbed his neck without him having any chance to resist.

The figure turned around, and a pair of pure white eyes met Kimimaro's gaze.

Kimimaro was somewhat dazed, staring at those eyes and uttering in a daze, "So...so beautiful."

He was put down, but he kept looking into those eyes that had deeply shocked him.

"Hey~, who are you, and why are you attacking us?"

A voice rang out from the side, and Kimimaro looked in the direction of the sound, only to be immediately stunned.

A white-haired child, but he had eyes as beautiful as that man's.

After a moment of confusion, Kimimaro finally came to his senses, raised his bone blade and said, "I am Kimimaro, and I have come to kill the people of Kirigakure. You are also from Kirigakure, aren't you?"

"No." Bai Yu pointed to Kirigakure and said, "Your target is over there."

Kimimaro paused for a moment, then said, "Isn't it from Kirigakure...?"

He looked into Bai Yu's eyes again, then instead of attacking, he jumped down from beside them, saying, "Excuse me."

Watching his departing figure, Bai Yu smiled and said, "He's quite polite."

Shirai looked puzzled. Neji tugged at Shiraha's trouser leg and asked, "Moriiro, is he a new partner?"

Bai Yu patted his head and said, "That's right, what do you think?"

Neji said, bewildered, "It's... kind of powerful."

Sheren was unconvinced, but his focus was different. He said, "He's just so-so. He's not as handsome as Sense said. At least he's not as handsome as me. Mama Hong said I'm the most handsome."

"Hahahaha..." Bai Yu laughed, "You're really confident."

Ever since that "Mom" from back then, although Hong doesn't live at Bai Yu's house, she comes to take care of She Ren every day. Over time, She Ren has come to call Hong "Hong Mama".

Listening to their conversation, Bai realized that they had come specifically to find Kimimaro, so the joy of being adopted was slightly dampened, and there was a hint of disappointment in his eyes.

Suddenly, a hand touched the top of his head. When he looked up, Bai saw Bai Yu's kind and friendly smile. He was stunned for a moment, then his cheeks flushed slightly. He quickly looked away and looked in the direction of Wu Yin.

The fog obscured the view, and the firelight illuminated almost the entire village.

Tonight is not only the Kaguya clan's last hurrah, but also the slaughter by other bloodline families.

The fighting continued until late into the night. After killing countless people, Kimimaro rested briefly on a large tree.

Not far from the tree, his crazed tribesmen had been piled up into a small mountain.

Everyone except him is dead.

Although he wasn't very smart, he at least knew that if he went down to continue fighting at this point, he would only be courting death.

Acting on instinct, Kimimaro decided to change direction and continue the killing spree.

After leaving this place, he ran for a while, and suddenly a pair of white eyes appeared in his mind.

He stopped and paused for a moment, then suddenly changed direction.

Before long, he returned to the cliff edge where he had been before, and the four figures were still standing there, all looking at him.

Out of curiosity, Kimimaro asked, "Why are you still here?"

Sheren quickly replied, "I'll be waiting for you."

"Wait for me?" Kimimaro pointed to himself in disbelief, asking in confusion, "Why?"

In the distance, two figures were approaching; they were Orochimaru and Zabuza.

After glancing at them, Bai Yu smiled and walked towards Kimimaro.

Once he was close enough, Kimimaro warily raised his bone blade.

Bai Yu smiled and said, "I'm here to pick you up. Come with me, and I'll take care of you from now on."

Kaguya's clan is all dead, right? If you're the only one left, what are your plans for the future? Having been locked up since childhood, you must be very curious about this world.

Do you want to understand the meaning of life? Do you want to truly...?

Are they alive?